It seems Lindberg did not waste any time catching the staff’s attention. On sny, AV has already singled him out for praise after only one day. Very good news indeed. This kid is going to be special. He and Kristo are both gping to be in the starting lineup on opening night.

Step Brothers is an amazing film. See it. The first time you may think it wasn’t funny the whole way through and peters out in the end but it doesn’t. It’s just that you laugh so hard for the first 45 minutes it’s hard to keep up. It’s TREMENDOUS. Give it a few watches.

Listen, I know that we started out as foe. But after that courageous act that you showed me against the one they call Derek, maybe someday we could become friends. Friends who ride majestic, translucent steeds, shooting flaming arrows across the bridge of Hemdale.

Keep Kristo dressed in appropriate clothing (including foot wear), away from snow drifts and late night drunken booty calls and in closer proximity to the Tropic of Cancer than to the Artic Circle and maybe we have a player?

I HATE *HYPED* RANGER PROSPECTS. Too many disappointments, too many failures, far too many times through the years, with very few exceptions.

this stepan situation is all on sather. Sather and his cronies were the ones who signed these players to contracts and the rangers organization put themselves in a situation where there isn’t much cap room, that’s not stepan’s problem, it’s all on sather. Sather uses this as a excuse to try and low ball stepan. Sather better watch it because I can see stepan’s agent getting leverage by exploring teams to sign stepan to an offer sheet that will really screw the rangers cap situation.

I think you guys, generally speaking, get your boxers in a bunch every time a contract isn’t done instantly. This is a natural course with RFAs. It happens every year to a lot of teams. It always works out fine. If Stepan misses the entire preseason, big freakin’ deal. He’ll be on the ice opening night, signed and sealed.

While Stepan panic spreads like a wild fire through bonehead nation, I’m more concerned about whether or not Beer-on is coming back, and if he doesn’t, who will write the playoff diary for BlueShirts United, should we make the playoffs.

There’s panic in the street. It’s just a dance, the music will stop towards the end of training camp. Stepan will return then and probably play miserably for the first 10 games until he gets himself into game shape (just like last year).

Wick, I agree. At this point, Stepan should acknowledge that a crazy offer sheet will not be coming his way ( having said that, watch one comes from the Islanders tonight! ). He should direct his agent to make the best deal possible get him into camp within a week.

Gotta love athletes. Take Bart Scott, former linebacker of the NY Jets.

One season he’s an aging grouchy, surly, overpaid, washed-up frustrated player, a cancer in the clubhouse who not only refuses to personally speak to the press, but advocates for his teammates to unify behind him and join the media boycott

The next season, he becomes a proud card carrying media member, working CBS Sports Network as an NFL Analyst.

There’s no reason to drag a player like Step thru mud. He is moving towards becoming one of your core players. Why create ill will?

If Lou can sign Henrique for 6 @ $4M, in 3 years, won’t that kid be a ‘steal’? And, if a GM like Lou is willing to take a flyer on one of his young guys for 6, it tells me a lot about what smart GM’s are doing.

Sure, there are questions about Steps abilities. Is he a one or two? Can he step it up in the playoffs? Speed is an issue.

But, geez, nothing good can come from pushing his back to the wall. And you know his teammates are in touch with him. Henrik is watching, too.

Lou had Cap room, Slats doesn’t and IMO, Henrique isn’t close to Stepan as a player so maybe Lou should have used some discretion. Also, Lou is tired of losing his young players once they hit free agency, so he decided to gamble with Henrique and lock him up past free agency.

I don’t think anyone is arguing against Steps values to the team now or in the future.

He has 2 more years to prove his value even further. If he is what we think he is, he’ll certainly cash in down the road

Stepan open to bridge deal….at least he’s accepted that part.
I hope Slats is offering more than Kadri got but i get the impression he’s using the MDZ contract as a model.

If you think this off-season is frustrating wait till next year: Brass, Kreider, Zucc, Moore and DZ are all RFA’s
Cally, Girardi, Stralman, Boyle, Pouliot are all UFA’s.
Thats not even including Hank’s contract or another summer of Richards buyout speculation.

Welcome to Friday! An EasyFast to those in observance later today and tomorrow. Still thinking we missed the boat on the Richards buyout…..only his being the cup MVP on winning team…would change my mind…and nothing short of that!

Don’t like the way this guy negotiates because he shows the players minimal, if any, respect. Perhaps the ‘no respect’ is part, albeit small, of why this organization, in 13 years, has treaded water and not won a cup?

There are some that have done well by you and they deserve to be rewarded. If you want to not offer Step a 6 year, like Lou did with Henrique, then offer him a fair bridge. Don’t overpay veterans than belittle your homegrown talent that has achieved to ‘save money’.

IMHO, not signing to a 6, he increases the chance he will overpay to keep him in the future and the risk on a young player (not old, like Richards) is less going long.

And, how many years have we seen this routine? Instead of what good GM’s do (sign your important veterans BEFORE their contract is up to a long term deal), which CREATES a sense of appreciation and locks them up long term……our GM will drag Henrik through mud first.

Regarding the King’s contract. Love his skill and desire to win. He kept them in the thick of it when there was little to support him, but you cannot pay your goalie an outrageous sum of money and expect to be able to have a solid roster that competes for cup in the cap era IMHO.

Are there other examples of Cup winners or finalists whose goalie was their highest paid player? Don’t know answer but presume Roy or Fatso maybe up there.

if anyone is intersted my brother in law has an extra pair of tickets to the outdoor game vs the devils at yankee stadium on 1/26. the pair of tix is $500 which is face value as the seats on center ice section 420A in the first row on the aisle.